You can find a full list of our policies and procedural documents in the categories below:

Child Protection Policy

Emergencies Outside Hospital Block Policy

Female Genital Mutilation

Medicines Management Policy

Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Mortality Review Policy

Oral Methotrexate Policy

Patient Access Policy

Protecting Patients that Wander

Resuscitation policy

Safeguarding Adults Policy

Standard Operating Procedure for Orthopaedic Elective Admissions

Tissue Viability Policy

Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Policy

Accessible Information Standards Policy

Anti-Fraud Bribery and Corruption Policy

Being Open and Duty of Candour Policy

Claims Management Policy

Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy

Complaints and Concerns Policy

Data Protection Policy

Fire Safety Policy

Fit and Proper Persons Policy and Procedures

Freedom of Information Policy

Health and Safety Policy

Illicit Controlled Drugs Procedure

Incident Reporting Policy

Investigation Protocol

Manual Handling Policy

Missing Patient Procedure

Risk Management Strategy

Safety Alerts Management System Policy

Security Policy

Smokefree Policy

Travel and Expenses Policy

Volunteer Services Policy

HR Manual

Registration Authority Policy

Data Protection Policy

Data Quality Policy

Electronic Communications

Health Records Management Policy

Aseptic Non Touch Technique Guidelines

Blood and Bodily Fluid Guidelines

Hand Hygiene Policy

Hospital Outbreak Management Guidelines

Guidelines for the Management of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea

Infection Prevention and Control Policy

Isolation Policy

Management of Chicken Pox Policy

Management of GRE Policy

MRSA Guidelines

Norovirus Outbreak Policy

Pets in Hospital Policy

Policy for the taking of Blood Cultures

Sharps Safety Guidelines

Skin Care Guidelines

TB Policy

We are currently undertaking a review of all our policy and procedural documents. If you can not find what you are looking for or would like to discuss these documents in more detail, then please contact:

melissa.mitchell@ydh.nhs.uk